Nonprofit Snapcast

Mickey gets to visit with Jonathan Wright, an attorney, philanthropist, board member, and founder of nonprofit efforts. Our conversation goes down multiple paths, including: What’s it like as a founder setting up an organization from scratch? What kinds of nonprofits do you like to support? How to support membership on nonprofit boards? What do you think board challenges are? (and how to address them) We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Paul D'Alessandro is the Founder and CEO of High Impact Nonprofit Advisors. We talk about Paul's book, The Future of Fundraising: How Philanthropy’s Future is Here with Donors Dictating the Terms. Paul has many great insights and lessons to share. Among the things we discuss: How artificial intelligence is already changing the nonprofit sector and what's to come Why you need to familiarize yourself with donor-advised funds Social impact investing Blockchain philanthropy We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Julia Geisman is the Founder and CEO of CareerAgility, LLC. Julia and Mickey talk about building a data-based roadmap for building inclusive environments. We talk at length about: Why inclusion is the DNA of an organization Corporate vs. non-profit worlds What does it man to have an inclusive mindset? What are components of an inclusive mindset? We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Libby Villavicencio spends some quality time on the SnapCast to talk about LEAD IT! -- a framework for fostering Innovative leadership for nonprofits. LEAD IT stands for: Leverage: Get clear on your desired impact and outcomes/results Engage: Build a community of champions Attract: Marketing to attract people to your organization Develop: Your organization’s Sustainability and “Thriveability” Influence: Effective Content Marketing & Signature Speeches Tech Up: Systems, Automation, Tools to improve your efficiency and effectiveness We talk about nearly everything from ambassadorship to human capital to technology. Don't miss this episoe. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Bill High is the Executive Chairman and CEO of The Signatry, a global Christian foundation which inspires and facilitates revolutionary generosity by providing creative giving solutions to help donors support their favorite charity or ministry, through the use of a donor advised fund. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey explains the unintended hiatus with an apology. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Visiting with Eric Ryan and Ricky Chilcott of Mission Met. We talk about strategic planning, and how the Mission Met software helps nonprofits achieve their strategic goals. We also discuss the most glaring problems with nonprofit strategic planning, including these barriers to effective execution: The Executive Director Doesn't Champion the Planning Process Nonprofit Strategic Plans are Often Too Complex Planning is Viewed as an Event, Not a Proces We'll soon be giving away a copy of Mission Met: Proven Strategic Planning Guidance to Help You Build a Financially Secure and Impactful Nonprofit. This book frames strategic planning as a mindset for managing your organization with writing a plan as one key step in an ongoing cycle creating a structure for implementation and course correction as needed. Among the things we cover: I. Why strategic planning has a tremendous ROI: Helps to ensure that your plan is executed Keeps the team engaged and aligned in the planning process Elevates the importance of strate

Andrea Young is the Founder and CEO of Donate Stock. Their mission is to transform charitable giving, by making stock gifting fast, safe, and free for all donors and recipients. We talk about the dynamics of giving stock, the benefits of giving stock (even if you're a modest investor), and the benefits of receiving gifts of stock if you're a nonprofit. Appreciated securities represent an entirely new funding source for most organizations. At no cost, nonprofits can claim their Donate Stock page and gain access to a suite of tools to facilitate stock gifting. Andrea says the effects are sometimes instantaneous for nonprofits. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey speaks with Cindy Schipani, Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration & Professor of Business Law at the University of Michigan. We talk about insider charitable giving, a "worryingly widespread" practice that is quite harmful. "Increasing civil and criminal penalties does not work as a successful deterrent if there is substantial ambiguity about what is illegal insider trading," says Schipani. "This ambiguity allows insiders to not only trade successfully but also to fend off attempts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Justice Department to discipline them after the fact." Our conversation covers the things nonprofits should be aware of when processing gifts of stocks and securities. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Visiting with Jonathan Shugart of B Charitable, an Alabama based nonprofit corporation. We talk about Donor Advised Funds and their benefit to both the donor and the recipients. B Charitable is a tax-exempt entity whose sole purpose is to house charitable gifting funds for individuals. In addition, the platform provides donors with financial peace of mind knowing that the funds collected on B Charitable can only then be donated to public charities. Different from other crowdfunding platforms, donations can not be spent by the individual collecting the donations. Jonathan also turns the table and questions Mickey about the Nonprofit Snapshot. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

What do nonprofits need to know about looking at inclusivity within their organizations. We discuss multiple inclusion issues, what they mean for boards, and what inclusion means towards the mission of wanting to do good. We discuss: What is the real legacy of the nonprofit? Should a mission be designed to outlive its board members? What happens when you have diversity but not inclusion? Demonstrating ROI on inclusion efforts. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey visits with Annie Scranton of Pace Public Relations to talk about nonprofit visibility and community building. According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), there are over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations registered in the United States. With so many nonprofits, many of them trying to achieve the same goal, it can be challenging to gain visibility, build your community, and increase your donor base if your audience doesn't even know you exist. Using her client Concern World Wide U.S. as a case study, Annie dives into why every nonprofit should build a thought leadership program for their organization, how they can achieve it, and how this strategy put Concern Worldwide U.S. on the map. We also discuss what PR strategies you can incorporate to help you successfully pitch yourself to the media, how to leverage local press to garner larger media coverage, and how this strategy can be used to build your community and increase your donor base. We welcome support of the Nonprofit Sna

Chelsea Brasted, General Manger of Sidecar Global, speaks with Mickey about Sidecar and the niche they fill in the nonprofit space. We discuss: Sidecar's niche in the nonprofit space (membership-based orgs) and target audience What makes Sidecar different from other professional development options (learning as a team, etc.) Learnings about virtual events (we've been hosting our virtual conference, SURGE, since before the pandemic began)  Trends for member organizations as we move beyond the pandemic  We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Our Fundraising Search is giving away a copy of Fundraising for All: What Every Nonprofit Leader Should Know. Visit the nonprofitsnapshot.org website and find the entry for this bonus episode to register to win. OR, register via this link: https://forms.gle/R8FEkNwefxp5acbW8 One winner picked at random will be announced on December 1. Thank you, and good luck! We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Dave Paule returns to the mic to talk with Mickey about Fundraising for All, a comprehensive fundraising book he and his colleagues at Our Fundraising Search have written to demystify fundraising for nonprofits of all stripe and size. This innovative book guides readers on: The importance of a strategic plan as the foundation for fundraising; How nonprofit executives and boards should manage their time in every stage of their fundraising and stewardship efforts; The essential role board leadership plays in fundraising; The critical relationship between the chief executive and, if there is one, the chief development officer; Detailed instructions on "how to ask;" and How smart nonprofits cultivate donors for the future. The book provides detailed explanations of which fundraising tasks are the most important and which should be undertaken first by an organization. Annual giving, major giving, capital campaigns, and endowments are all explained in ten easy-to-read chapters. We welcome support of the Nonprofit

GreenLight Fund is a growing national network of cities that lifts opportunities for children, youth, and families experiencing poverty. Each local site such as Detroit runs a community-centered process to: Elevate critical priorities for residents facing barriers to social and economic mobility Select and replicate one innovative, proven national program annually that complements the existing landscape Invest in significant, measurable outcomes that are desired across sectors and neighborhoods Galvanize local support to maximize social impact and long-term sustainability GreenLight Fund Detroit has specifically focused on building power through a racial equity lens while launching effective programming locally. As the founding executive director, Rishi Moudgil is responsible for building these coalitions and empowering local leadership to collectively achieve the desired goals. GreenLight Fund builds power with residents and local stakeholders to decide what focus areas and programming are focused on withi

Mickey meets with Stephen King, President and CEO of Growthforce, to talk about what nonprofits should be doing right now, as we get close to post-pandemic, to increase outcomes, serve more people, and raise more money. We discuss a five-point framework: Which OUTCOMES best further the mission Study the ECONOMICS Which PROGRAMS do you Stop, Start, Continue Revise the PLAN  Raise more MONEY  We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

A bonus episode on ethical, values-based investing for nonprofits. Mickey talks with Sean Hale of Sean Hale Consulting to briefly discuss the issue of investment philosophies. An investment philosophy is comprised of the organization’s high-level investment beliefs. These principles are a reflection of the organization’s culture and should transcend committee and staff members. A well-structured investment program features an investment philosophy that informs each portfolio’s investment policy. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey talks with Sean Hale of Sean Hale Consulting to dissect the issue of inflation, and talk about things nonprofits can do to protect the buying power of their reserved funds. This conversation stems from Sean's recent blog post: https://www.seanhale.org/blog/dont-let-inflation-wipe-out-your-cash-surplus Does your nonprofit have more money in the bank than you need to cover day-to-day operations?  If so, rising prices across the economy, AKA inflation, could significantly reduce the value of your nest egg.  Please don’t allow your nonprofit’s hard-earned savings to go up in smoke. We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.

Mickey had a quick conversation with Abigail Nobel, President at Michigan Healthcare Freedom. We get a glimpse of a nonprofit in startup mode, and we talk about their upcoming fundraiser, a virtual 5K completed over the course of a month: https://mihealthfreedom.org/5k/ We welcome support of the Nonprofit SnapCast via Patreon. We welcome your questions and feedback via The Nonprofit Snapshot website.